# About This Message Board **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=396 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 397 --- ## [stupid mozilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-mozilla/233147)
**Author:** [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2004, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-mozilla/233147 "2004-03-09T12:38:03Z")
the computer I’m using (which is not mine) uses mozilla. When I try to post to this board it logs me out every time I hit submit, losing my post. I’ve lost 3 very long posts already. I can’t change anything on this compu… --- ## [TubaDiva - Is it allowed to post a question about a computer game in GQ ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-is-it-allowed-to-post-a-question-about-a-computer-game-in-gq/233108)
**Author:** [@Achilles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achilles)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2004, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tubadiva-is-it-allowed-to-post-a-question-about-a-computer-game-in-gq/233108 "2004-03-08T12:02:25Z")
It is a factual question, along the lines of “What do I do now that I have got to this point… blah blah…?” I Just want to be sure before I post. Thanks --- ## [Test. Feel free to pile on. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-feel-free-to-pile-on/230381)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2004, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-feel-free-to-pile-on/230381 "2004-03-08T03:51:12Z")
Just a test. Tripler Being it’s just a test, this pre-sigline is open and available for rent. --- ## [How to navigate from my posting back to message board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-navigate-from-my-posting-back-to-message-board/232970)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-navigate-from-my-posting-back-to-message-board/232970 "2004-03-07T22:06:10Z")
Suppose I browse a message board, and on page 3 I select a posting and then reply to it. Now I want to navigate back to page 3 to continue browsing. Do I click Back several times to go back through my composition page … --- ## [What causes the hamsters to work hardest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-hamsters-to-work-hardest/230107)
**Author:** [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-the-hamsters-to-work-hardest/230107 "2004-03-07T14:55:41Z")
For example, if I post something that’s 100 characters, then I realize I forgot something, so I make another 100-character post, does that strain the hamsters more than a single 200-character post? I would think it does,… --- ## [Smiley images missing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-images-missing/232829)
**Author:** [@boofy\_bloke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofy_bloke)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smiley-images-missing/232829 "2004-03-07T13:49:45Z")
These images are missing for me: dubious smack wally happy orthodox jewish man --- ## [Time zones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-zones/232906)
**Author:** [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-zones/232906 "2004-03-07T03:19:15Z")
I have my timezone set to Central Time (GMT -6). However, the Boards are showing times to me in GMT -5. Why? DST doesn’t start for another month, as far as I know. --- ## [Usernames that mess up people's code.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usernames-that-mess-up-peoples-code/232651)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usernames-that-mess-up-peoples-code/232651 "2004-03-06T21:09:29Z")
On another mb someone’s username is ’ \[/quote\] '. This is bound to mess up the code of anyone quoting that member. He knows this as his member text is “F\*\*king up your quotes since day 1”. Just thought I’d mention … --- ## [Mousing over a thread in Opera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mousing-over-a-thread-in-opera/232866)
**Author:** [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mousing-over-a-thread-in-opera/232866 "2004-03-06T17:51:14Z")
It was discovered shortly after the update that under IE, one could hover his mouse over the thread title on the forum page and see the beginning of the OP in a little popup window. At the time, I said I couldn’t do it i… --- ## [Inserting tables](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-tables/232468)
**Author:** [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2004, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inserting-tables/232468 "2004-03-06T03:44:42Z")
Ok, so how do I insert a table into a thread? Even aligned columns would be nice --- ## [In the new format, how do I print out a thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-new-format-how-do-i-print-out-a-thread/224515)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-new-format-how-do-i-print-out-a-thread/224515 "2004-03-05T20:50:23Z")
In the old SDMB format, there was a button at the bottom of every thread which would take you to a printer-friendly version. I don’t see this in the new format. Is there some button that performs the same function? --- ## [John Law and the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-law-and-the-sdmb/232609)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-law-and-the-sdmb/232609 "2004-03-05T18:24:52Z")
Dear Mods and Admins, Last week I came across an article about how some electronic data (files, user records and private messages) have become evidence in a criminal trial. Apparently, the FBI seized the company’s whol… --- ## [Bandwidth Stealing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-stealing/232120)
**Author:** [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bandwidth-stealing/232120 "2004-03-04T17:48:17Z")
Hello, While cruising the net I come upon another message board. I see that one of the members is using the Dope’s “Fighting Ignorance Since 1973 (It’s Taking Longer Than We Thought!)” red banner, hotlinking to it. I w… --- ## [New Version Bug Reports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-version-bug-reports/224195)
**Author:** [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-version-bug-reports/224195 "2004-03-04T06:44:53Z")
I’m starting this thread as a repository for actual problems using the new version of vBulletin that’s now powering the SDMB. Please, let’s not post issues with the style or appearance, unless it’s something that makes … --- ## [Request reguarding vB features](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-reguarding-vb-features/231919)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/request-reguarding-vb-features/231919 "2004-03-03T23:20:08Z")
Oh great and powerful Gods of the SDMB! I, your most lowly of servents, do humbly beseach you for this one small boon, that my life might be simpler and that praise for thy greatness might flow from my lips like honey. … --- ## [Broken links on the home page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-links-on-the-home-page/231495)
**Author:** [@extendidwarranty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/extendidwarranty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broken-links-on-the-home-page/231495 "2004-03-02T19:19:42Z")
A few days ago I clicked on the links on the home page and two or three failed. I thought I’d try again next time I came back but today there were new topics. And one of those links is broken, the one on pygmies. Is t… --- ## [Registered user?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/registered-user/231744 "2004-03-02T12:30:41Z")
A certain poster has just had his status changed from “Member” to “Registered User”. I won’t name the poster because I’m not here to ask why their status has changed. I’m just curious to know what’s the difference. Can o… --- ## [why was my thread deleted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-thread-deleted/231870)
**Author:** [@Never\_Have\_I\_Because\_I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Never_Have_I_Because_I)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-my-thread-deleted/231870 "2004-03-02T12:07:07Z")
i posted a thread i did not mean to post, and it’s disappeared! why did you mods delete it? i am just curious, not trying to fight! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Where'd me sig line go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-me-sig-line-go/231952)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whered-me-sig-line-go/231952 "2004-03-01T18:55:16Z")
Have had a sig line, still have the option to show it checked, and haven’t changed anything, yet…no sig line. --- ## [Spoilers and Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-and-quotes/231060)
**Author:** [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-and-quotes/231060 "2004-02-29T20:53:57Z")
How does one write a spoiler and then cover it with black etc? How does one quote a portion of another post in his own post? Probably very simple but so is my computer knowledge. --- ## [Was the GeorgeJetson thread deleted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-georgejetson-thread-deleted/231107)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-georgejetson-thread-deleted/231107 "2004-02-29T20:43:21Z")
I was just reading one of those threads in the Pit where the OP is so jam-packed with hateful bigotry, that you just know it’s gonna be fun (until of course it’s locked and the OP banned). I figured I’d get in on the ac… --- ## [Italic I looks too much like Right slash.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italic-i-looks-too-much-like-right-slash/231713)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italic-i-looks-too-much-like-right-slash/231713 "2004-02-29T20:17:13Z")
Italic I - I Right Slash - / --- ## [Uncomfortable with subject](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncomfortable-with-subject/231683)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uncomfortable-with-subject/231683 "2004-02-29T20:16:00Z")
Not sure if this is the right place, but I’m really uncomfortable about this thread about explosives. --- ## [Wrong Time Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-time-zone/231669)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-time-zone/231669 "2004-02-29T04:42:14Z")
Ok, so right now it’s 5:05 PM here in New York City, Eastern Time, US of A. I have my profile set to Eastern Time (for some reason the city of choice is Lima Peru) but the board thinks it’s 6:05 PM for me. Is this cuz … --- ## [Searching for an entire phrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-an-entire-phrase/231639)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-an-entire-phrase/231639 "2004-02-28T17:26:04Z")
How can I instruct the search engine to search for an entire phrase, rather than each word in the phrase? I tried enclosing in double quotes but that didn’t work. I want to search for a unique thread title that doesn’t i… --- ## [Posting Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-problem/231423)
**Author:** [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-problem/231423 "2004-02-27T05:40:02Z")
I’ve been trying to post to this thread for the last couple days but no luck. I type my reply in the box and submit but it never shows up. After awhile I just get the “Cannot find page” error. I can post in other threads… --- ## [Recent VB changes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vb-changes/230383)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-vb-changes/230383 "2004-02-26T08:34:04Z")
Turned off “show signature” as default Made minimum post 2 letters rather than 10 --- ## [Am I allowed to ask about doper's experience with a specific chain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-ask-about-dopers-experience-with-a-specific-chain/230671)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-allowed-to-ask-about-dopers-experience-with-a-specific-chain/230671 "2004-02-26T00:15:59Z")
My father died in December and in the past he took care of all tax stuff. I have advised Mom to go to an accountant this year, just because there are so many unknowns: e.g Is the life insurance considered income? Mom … --- ## [What does the Buddy List do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-buddy-list-do/231147)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-buddy-list-do/231147 "2004-02-26T00:08:16Z")
I believe I know what the ignore list does, but what does the buddy list do? --- ## [Problem with search engine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-search-engine/230680)
**Author:** [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2004, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-with-search-engine/230680 "2004-02-25T19:01:19Z")
I was searching for threads on the Olympics, specifically for a certain thread I know I participated in late last year. I wasn’t able to find it by searching on “Olympic\*”, title only, all forums, all dates, but I was a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=395) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/about-this-message-board/8.md?page=397)